Power factor: Revision history

30 June 2022

• curprev 14:0314:03, 30 June 2022 John Rumm talk contribs m 21,261 bytes +13 →Inductive load: Remove some unexplained terminology Tag: Visual edit

7 December 2020

• curprev 23:0423:04, 7 December 2020 John Rumm talk contribs m 21,248 bytes −23 →What is Power Factor: typos mostly Tag: Visual edit

24 January 2017

• curprev 23:5723:57, 24 January 2017 John Rumm talk contribs m 21,271 bytes +94 →What is Power Factor: add math

3 January 2017

• curprev 14:0314:03, 3 January 2017 John Rumm talk contribs 21,177 bytes +118 →Relevance to DIY: expand acronym

2 January 2017

• curprev 18:0418:04, 2 January 2017 John Rumm talk contribs 21,059 bytes −30 →How is a power factor expressed?: Add <math> layout
• curprev 18:0218:02, 2 January 2017 John Rumm talk contribs m 21,089 bytes +45 →Capacitive load: reset formula in <math> layout

7 January 2015

• curprev 08:2808:28, 7 January 2015 NT talk contribs 21,044 bytes +31 →Fluorescent lights: m commercial premises
• curprev 08:2708:27, 7 January 2015 NT talk contribs 21,013 bytes +1 →Does a low power factor mean I am using more electricity?: m spelling
• curprev 08:2608:26, 7 January 2015 NT talk contribs 21,012 bytes +130 →How to correct PF: clarify

2 October 2013

• curprev 20:3220:32, 2 October 2013 NT talk contribs 20,882 bytes +60 →Switched mode supplies
• curprev 20:3020:30, 2 October 2013 NT talk contribs 20,822 bytes +72 →Switched mode supplies: link to pic

20 May 2013

• curprev 18:5918:59, 20 May 2013 John Rumm talk contribs 20,750 bytes +493 →How is a power factor expressed?: add comment on the meaning of negative power factors.

29 March 2013

• curprev 16:1016:10, 29 March 2013 John Rumm talk contribs m 20,257 bytes +1 →Switched mode supplies: broken link
• curprev 12:5512:55, 29 March 2013 NT talk contribs 20,256 bytes +17 m
• curprev 12:5312:53, 29 March 2013 NT talk contribs 20,239 bytes −165 asstd
• curprev 12:1412:14, 29 March 2013 NT talk contribs 20,404 bytes −2 →What about this device that claims to save money?: m typo
• curprev 12:1212:12, 29 March 2013 NT talk contribs 20,406 bytes +179 →Fluorescent lights
• curprev 09:4409:44, 29 March 2013 NT talk contribs 20,227 bytes +16 →Does a low power factor mean I am using more electricity?
• curprev 09:3309:33, 29 March 2013 NT talk contribs 20,211 bytes +287 →Can you change or compensate for a poor power factor?: bit more
• curprev 09:2509:25, 29 March 2013 NT talk contribs 19,924 bytes +51 →Reactive power: correct mistake

28 April 2012

• curprev 21:2521:25, 28 April 2012 NT talk contribs 19,873 bytes +54 dimmers
• curprev 21:2221:22, 28 April 2012 NT talk contribs 19,819 bytes +2,358 moved it to here and changed title to smpsu
• curprev 21:2021:20, 28 April 2012 NT talk contribs 17,461 bytes −2,363 →Other causes of low power factor: moving
• curprev 10:1410:14, 28 April 2012 NT talk contribs 19,824 bytes +678 write Fl section

27 April 2012

• curprev 23:2323:23, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 19,146 bytes +108 more later
• curprev 23:2023:20, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 19,038 bytes +2 still some section sorting to do
• curprev 23:1723:17, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 19,036 bytes +505 move stuff around, smpsu section
• curprev 23:0323:03, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 18,531 bytes +43 →How to correct PF: nm
• curprev 13:5113:51, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 18,488 bytes +154 →Terminology: w, va
• curprev 13:4813:48, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 18,334 bytes +8 →What is Power Factor
• curprev 13:4613:46, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 18,326 bytes +493 Generators
• curprev 13:3813:38, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 17,833 bytes −97 →What is the relevance of this to DIY?: remove sentence that scares the knowledgeless
• curprev 13:3513:35, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 17,930 bytes +712 →What is Power Factor: rewrite
• curprev 13:2413:24, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 17,218 bytes −1 →See also: m typo
• curprev 13:2113:21, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 17,219 bytes +683 how to section
• curprev 13:1313:13, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 16,536 bytes +111 terminology
• curprev 13:1013:10, 27 April 2012 NT talk contribs 16,425 bytes +546 →What is the relevance of this to DIY?: nre para

26 April 2012

• curprev 17:2617:26, 26 April 2012 John Rumm talk contribs m 15,879 bytes −295 Reverted previous edit - note was already included later in the text!
• curprev 17:2417:24, 26 April 2012 John Rumm talk contribs 16,174 bytes +296 →Other causes of low power factor: add note on legislative change to require PFC on SMPSUs

28 October 2010

• curprev 16:2616:26, 28 October 2010 John Rumm talk contribs m 15,878 bytes −1 →Can you change or compensate for a poor power factor?: typo

5 March 2010

• curprev 22:5822:58, 5 March 2010 John Rumm talk contribs 15,879 bytes +408 →Other causes of low power factor: - better wording on harmincs

1 January 2010

• curprev 05:5905:59, 1 January 2010 John Rumm talk contribs m 15,471 bytes +584 extra intro, and section on relevance to DIY

16 December 2009

• curprev 13:0913:09, 16 December 2009 John Rumm talk contribs m 14,887 bytes +389 →Other causes of low power factor: Add piccie

13 December 2009

• curprev 13:2813:28, 13 December 2009 John Rumm talk contribs m 14,498 bytes +129 →See also: add allaboutcircuits link
• curprev 13:2313:23, 13 December 2009 John Rumm talk contribs 14,369 bytes +3,158 Once more with pictures...
• curprev 12:1112:11, 13 December 2009 John Rumm talk contribs 11,211 bytes +985 →What is Power Factor: Added diagram and some more narrative
• curprev 01:0601:06, 13 December 2009 John Rumm talk contribs m 10,226 bytes −1 →What is Power Factor: typo

12 December 2009

• curprev 21:2521:25, 12 December 2009 John Rumm talk contribs 10,227 bytes +6,448 draft 2

11 December 2009

• curprev 19:5219:52, 11 December 2009 John Rumm talk contribs 3,779 bytes +3,779 First draft based on my usenet posting